Cod fish pictures

Lean white flesh of important North Atlantic food fish; usually baked or poached major food fish of arctic and cold-temperate waters

The fish
that's fed the world for thousands of years! Yes the humble Cod is credited
with being the staple diet of many nations for thousands of years and
perhaps more importantly for feeding the great explorers of yesteryear.
It is recorded back as far as the Viking times that the cod fish made
expeditions to America possible, the Cod populations were so big that
these explorers simply dropped a basket, weighted with a rock, over
the side of their vessels to catch all they needed, imagine that! Now
days the Cod population has greatly reduced however it is still a very
popular eating fish and is a popular fish for anglers. If your looking
to get into fishing and you live in the right area cod fishing is a
great place to start! They will eat almost anything are easy to catch
can get up to 6 feet long and are great eating There are hundreds of
tasty recipes available on and off line for this lovely fish, there
are even a few fresh water species if you live inland and Haddock, Whiting
and Coal fish are all part of the Cod family. Cod liver oil is credited
with fighting and preventing heart disease, cancer depression, arthritis
and diabetes as well as increasing energy levels so as you can see we
have a lot to thank this humble fish for, so rig up and get out there
and get your share of this wonder fish, if fishing's not your thing
then get to the fish market or the health food store , however you do
it you'll benefit from this wonderful fish.